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Surveillance program set to expire as Congress rejects FISA extension

By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura

President Trump announced his plans to nominate Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence. The choice comes as lawmakers refused to extend a key surveillance tool over stalled privacy concerns and questions about the qualifications of the interim intelligence chief.

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A look at the Albanian island where a Kushner-Trump resort plan has sparked protests

By Simon Ostrovsky, Katia Patin, Fjoralba Sinoruka

Albania's Sazan Island is a jewel in the Adriatic Sea. The former Cold War-era base is now in a luscious nature preserve and an inviting prospect for real estate developers. Chief among them is Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner. Their…

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Midwest storms blamed for Iowa death, power outages and flight delays while heat hits the East

By Dave Collins, Associated Press

The National Weather Service said it received more than a dozen reports of tornadoes Wednesday across northern Missouri, Iowa, Kansas and Illinois. Trees and utility wires were reported down across the region.

A Pentagon list overhaul puts Mormon church's Christian identity back in the spotlight

By Deepa Bharath, Associated Press

Utah U.S. Senators Mike Lee and John Curtis, both Republicans and Latter-day Saints, challenged the Pentagon’s exclusion of their faith from its list of Christian religions.

'Right hand from God': One play, 4.5 seconds and a place in New York Knicks lore

By Stephen Whyno, Tim Reynolds, Associated Press

For the New York Knicks, a 53-year wait for another championship might have been decided by what happened in 4 1/2 seconds.

Man pleads guilty to killing a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband while posing as an officer

By Tim Sullivan, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press

A Minnesota man who posed as a police officer and knocked on lawmakers' doors in the middle of the night, killing the top Democrat in the state House and her husband and wounding a state senator and his wife, pleaded…

What makes a winning World Cup anthem? Shakira, Wyclef Jean and others explain

By Maria Sherman, Associated Press

Should it reflect the host countries? Be a global banger? Value a chant-along chorus? There's an argument to make for each — or perhaps all.

World Cup celebrations clash with social tensions in Mexico

By Megan Janetsky, María Verza, Associated Press

Mexico kicks off festivities Thursday with a star-studded event, even as some critics say the government has spent too much time and money catering to international visitors at residents' expense.

With kickoff hours away, Hong Kong customs officials seize $20 million in World Cup fake goods

By Kanis Leung, Associated Press

All were destined for overseas markets, with nearly 80% set to be shipped to the Americas, where the World Cup is being jointly hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada.

Haiti has to change its World Cup jersey after being deemed too political

By Colleen Barry, Associated Press

The jersey, by Colombian sportswear manufacturer Saeta, originally included a depiction of the final battle of the Haitian War of Independence in 1803 on its front.